----Original Message----
>From: Florian Weimer
>Sent: 18 August 2005 13:00
> * Dave Korn:
>
>> PMFBI, but how is all this going to work on a cross compiler?
>
> Constant folding works in a cross-compiler, too. 8-)
I was referring to this bit:
> Remember that it's not
> enough simply to execute the optimizers. You have to build a symbol
> table and an environment for the code to execute in.
IIUIC, that would be a requirement for the optimisers to be able to
perform the full constant-folding and get the same results as if the
function was executed at runtime instead, wouldn't it? It seems to me like
it would be quite a difficult thing to get right in a cross environment.
cheers,
DaveK
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